The defeat against Atlético in the Madrid derby will leave its mark. While Real Madrid fans will have to wait three weeks before seeing their players in action again, the climate is still very tense on the Castellana side. Public opinion notes that, despite the arrival of Mourinho and an interesting transfer window on paper, nothing has really changed in the team, and the ills of last season are still there.
A midfielder incapable of creating play, a lackluster offensive animation, a team overwhelmed by its opponent in terms of the intensity and the efforts of the offensive stars who still do not get along on the pitch. If the communication of the club of the Spanish capital seems mainly focused on the refereeing, which would have further damaged it this weekend, the supporters are no longer blind and many players, José Mourinho as well as the management are targeted. Three areas of change are emerging from the pro-Real media.
Vinicius Jr is targeted
The name that comes up the most in criticism of the Merengues is none other than that of Vinicius Jr. José Mourinho is also starting to lose patience with the Brazilian, who performs very poorly, a few weeks after signing an XXL extension. “Diomandé is inevitable”goes so far as to write the media A.S.. The trend is clear in Madrid: we believe that the Ivorian should start on the left and that Vinicius Jr deserves to take a look at the sidelines.
In another article, this same newspaper A.S. argues in favor of the presence of Bernardo Silva in the starting eleven, at least in big matches. The Portuguese is seen as the only player capable of filling this lack of creativity in the middle and the media confirms that within the madridismowe want to give more responsibilities to the former Manchester City player. Finally, many also believe that Carlos Espi must play more regularly. Decisive twice this season, providing victories against Espanyol and Elche, the Spaniard remains little used by José Mourinho, and did not even come into play during the derby. Here too, the question of status is raised, with Kylian Mbappé whom Mourinho barely replaces…
